Somali Football Federation president Ali Said Guled Roble
has presented awarded the National team jersey and the country’s flag to the
former footballer during a congregation at Stadium Banadir on Friday in the
presence of the newly appointed minister of sport Khalid Omar Ali, former
international football referee and national intelligence chief general Bashir
Mohamed Jama, members of Somali FA executive committee and club authorities.
Tens of thousands of spectators at the Stadium stood and
applauded for the legend as he entered stadium Banadir where the national
welcome ceremony took place on Friday as the national anthem was also rang.
"I am very happy to be here today and receive the
National team jersey as an award from Somali Football federation president” the
former player said as he was surrounded by some of former Ocean starts members
including: Mohamed Ahmed Olow, Ajeelow, Mohamed
Abdulle Farayare, Hassan Sheik Aweys, Abdi Farah Gela, Yahye Mohamed Abukar, Awil Ismail Mohamed and Abukar Islow
Hassan.
Somali Football Federation President Ali Said Guled Roble
said that it was very cheerful experience for his federation and the entire
Somali football family members to welcome a person of such high level football
individuality.
"We still remember the great job you did for your country
in your era as a national team member, Somalia will always be very proud of you”
President Ali Said Guled Roble told the former National team player who recently
returned home after nearly 25 years in exile.
In 1986 Ahmed Abas Busuri was awarded as Somalia’s best
player of the year, but unfortunately in 1988 he retired as he was still young
but because of a serious knee injury that lead him to retire.
Ahmed has been living in the United States for the past two
decades where an accident left him paralyzed and he is now on a wheelchair. "However
Ahmed is on a wheelchair, his experience was still very helpful for us” Somali
Football Federation President said Friday.
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